the event consisting of the start of something; the beginning of the war'

the time at which something is supposed to begin; they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

[ Syn: commencement , commencement , first , first , outset , outset , get-go , get-go , start , start , kickoff , kickoff , starting time , starting time , showtime , showtime , offset , offset ]

the first part or section of something; `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story'

the place where something begins, where it springs into being; the Italian beginning of the Renaissance; Jupiter was the origin of the radiation; Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River; communisms Russian root

[ Syn: origin , root , rootage , source ]

the act of starting something; he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

[ Syn: start , commencement ]

serving to begin; the beginning canto of the poem; the first verse

[ Syn: first ]